North Dakota News

Poll: Inflation dents North Dakota holiday spending spirit

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Inflation is hitting North Dakotans on a daily basis and impacting holiday spending, data from the latest North Dakota Poll shows. A total of 53% of respondents said everyday necessities like groceries and gas have become less affordable over the past year. The impact is affecting some holiday spending, with 31% of respondents…

Pipeline developer goes to ND Supreme Court seeking to block Greenpeace Netherlands lawsuit

Betsy Elsberry, an attorney representing Greenpeace International, delivers oral arguments before the North Dakota Supreme Court on Dec. 18, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A court case involving Greenpeace and the Dakota Access Pipeline developer went before the North Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday, with justices asked to stop a counter-suit…

Metro Flood Diversion Authority issues year-end update

Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — After years in development, the FM Area Diversion is nearing completion. The Metro Flood Diversion Authority is releasing their year-end update on the progress of the diversion project. They say the diversion is more than three-quarters of the way completed, with some of the construction continuing during the winter months. They also say that the concrete,…

North Dakota law accidentally lists fake critical minerals based on coal lawyers’ names

David Straley, attorney for North American Coal, speaks in favor of a bill to develop critical minerals in North Dakota at a March 27, 2025, hearing. The law lists stralium and friezium among critical minerals, an apparent reference to Straley and another coal industry attorney. Straley says they were not responsible for adding the fake names. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North…

Two men ‘stable’ after being stabbed in Fargo, one person arrested

Both victims have non-life threatening injuries.

FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man was arrested early Friday after police responded to a report of a stabbing. At about 12:47 a.m., police were called to the 1200 block of 2nd Ave. S. They found two men who had been stabbed. Both are stable with non-life threatening injuries. Thirty-four-year-old Maverick Herald, of Fargo was arrested for two counts of…

Cass County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Reported Bomb Threats

Cass County, N.D. (KVRR) — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office cleared multiple buildings throughout rural Cass County after recieving calls about reported bomb threats Thursday evening. They recieved the calls around 8:45 PM. Only one specific location was identified, in Kindred, and a K9 unit was used to clear the area. Deputies conducted building checks throughout rural communities and schools…

Direct flight to Atlanta added and seasonal flight to Phoenix returns at Hector International

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There is some good new for flyers: two winter routes will be available starting this week. The first is the return of seasonal nonstop service to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport which begins tomorrow. A new daily nonstop flight to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with Delta Air Lines will start on Saturday. The new service will…

Men arrested during traffic stop earlier this month had multiple stolen credit cards and key fob for stolen vehicle

Jeffrey Johnson, Jackson Mulder and James CaswellFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police in Fargo are revealing that a traffic stop earlier this month resulted in the arrest of three men and the discovery of multiple stolen credit cards. Officer Tyler Hawes stopped their vehicle on Monday, December 8 in the 3100 block of Fiechtner Drive after matching the description of one…

Blinding Blizzard Reduces Visibility, Knocks Out Power

Outage maps seem to indicate the communities hardest hit are to the north and the east of Fargo.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Visibility on the roads in the Fargo-Moorhead area remained passable in the morning hours of December 18, but rapidly progressed to become heavily obscured as the day wore on. Perhaps the biggest impacts of this winter storm were to the electrical grid. Xcel Energy seemed to be hit the hardest, with a couple of transformers briefly…